Gastric Bypass for Type 2 Diabetics - MSN Health & Fitness - Diabetes

Seeded on Thu Oct 9, 2008 7:21 PM EDT (MSN)

Should weight loss surgery be an option for diabetes sufferers? If it reduced the amount of medication needed, would such treatment be a good idea or do the risks outweigh the benefits?

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'Take a child outside' gains some ground

Seeded on Sat Sep 13, 2008 5:18 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

A large group of well-meaning officials from several states have a message for you and your family: Go take a hike.

health, kids-and-parenting, msnbci

Discovery or doom? Collider stirs debate

Seeded on Tue Sep 9, 2008 9:24 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

Will the Large Hadron Collider save the world, or destroy it? Researchers and the general public struggle to figure out the practical impact of particle physics.

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Stressed mothers may raise fat children

Seeded on Tue Sep 2, 2008 6:07 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

Millions of poor children in the United States may be getting fat before age 10 because their mothers are stressed out and the youngsters seek escape in unhealthy comfort food, researchers said on Tuesday.

health, kids-and-parenting, msnbci

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Miskaffon - I am sorry that you didn't get the sarcasm in my comment in the obesity article. I absolutely agree with you. There are some cases where surgery is being used as an excuse for not eating properly and exercising, but all options should be available, especially for people with multiple medical problems that would make losing weight much more difficult.

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